When they came out of the basement, they saw part of their home was wrapped around a tree and few walls were still standing.

The family managed to make it out unharmed.

James Talkington said he watched the funnel touch down around 6:00 p.m. He and his wife were crouched in a ditch-covered in water with his wife on the phone.

"It's like standing next to a train going past you," Talkington said.

When it was all over, he was surrounded by downed power lines, snapped trees and on idea of how bad it really was.

"This is the worst damage in my 30 years in this community," Talkington said.

Eleven miles of Interstate 55 was closed in both direction between Litchfield and Hillsboro, after Illinois State Police said several power lines fell onto Interstate 55. Ameren crews worked to fix the problem, while troopers directed traffic off the interstate in Montgomery County. It was reopened by Wednesday morning.

Officials in Montgomery and Macoupin said there were no reports of any fatalities.